“To Attempt Openness”

The blown-out squawk of Chip King serves as the star of “To Attempt Openness”, the first cut from Christs, Redeemers, the Thrill Jockey debut of doom miscreants the Body, out October 15. King’s shriek, after all, is the sound of exaggerated nightmares, his shrill scream so anxiety-inducing that it puts your animal brain on high alert for imminent danger. But his falsetto is only part of the band’s terror squad, which builds outward from the frame-rattling stomp of drummer Lee Buford. He marches heavy and headlong here, though he decorates the militant beat with drum fills and rolls that are buried just beneath the cacophony of clipped-and-screwed guitar and squelching electronics. Buford’s drums create a deep valley of darkness on “To Attempt Openness”. Though it only last seven minutes, it’s so dense and developed that you could stare into its void for days.